ahhh, I understand... my apologies
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I have owned a 1997-P Matte Proof Jefferson Nickel from the Botanic Gardens Coin and Currency Set - mintage - 25,000
here's why, ldhair:
Unless there is a bucket of coins that particularly interests you, I think it is all mostly worth face (or at least close to face) value. There...
There are not two different types of plating. In fact, these coins are not plated at all. All Lincoln Cents made prior to 1982 were made from a...
It looks like a clash mark (from the C in Cent) and not PMD.
How can a DDR be unique? Wouldn't there be many coins by the mere fact that a Die had doubling? Wouldn't that have struck more than a single coin?
They can also be found in Mint Souvenir Sets from their respective years, but many of those are dogs as well.
something missing from this conversation is the belief, either correct or not, that a toned coin has not been cleaned. with today's commercial...
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Here's a couple more[ATTACH][ATTACH] That bottom reflection is my finger. :)
Here are a few more pictures, as I had promised. I wanted to highlight the mirrors this time[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my iPhone using...
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The "S" Mint burnished is the key. The "W" Mint burnished was sold separately.
I think that it is possible that the coin was struck through something. I would think a cloth more likely than grease, but it does not resemble...
One doesn't seem to support the other... Canada prints $5,000 bills and they don't seem to be the capital of drug cartels, nor are they the...
is this an amateur question or does it not matter that it never was issued?
Can you clear this up as well? Several in this thread have mentioned frost breaks across the stars and the devices as reasons why the coins will...
Thanks to all of you for your help. I welcome anything else that anyone has to add, and if we decide to have the coin graded, I'll let you know as...
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